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GLASS'MOLD.

Patented Oct. 23, 1894.

NITED STATES PETER M. MOMPEE. AND OTTO SIGlV ART, OF FOSTORIA,'OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE SENECA GLASS COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

GLASS- MOLD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 527,801, dated October 23, 1894.

Application filed June 20, 18 94:.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, PETER M. MOMPER and Or'ro SIGWART, citizens of the United States, residing at Fostoria, in the county of Seneca and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Glass-Molds and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Our invention relates to that class of molds which are used in making glass bottles,tumblers, table ware, &c., and in which a paste is employed to prevent the molten glass from adhering to the mold and the particular object of our invention is to overcome the loss of time and labor which is now occasioned by dipping the mold in water to dampen and cool the paste in order to prevent burning of the same.

With thisobject in View, our invention consists in so constructing the mold that a small stream or body of water may run down the side of the same and pass onto and over the paste Without interfering with the use of the mold as will be hereinafter fully described and pointed out.

In the accompanying drawings, which fully illustrate our invention, Figure 1 is a perspective View. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of a mold constructed in accordance with our invention, and Fig. 3 is a detail section on the line 00-00 of Fig.2. I

The mold is composed of two members A A hinged together as is usual and of any convenient or preferred size or shape. The mold is constructed with an annular shoulder or rim B and inthis rim or shoulder we form the trough C as clearly shown. A series of perforations or openings D lead downward from this trough through the wall of the mold and into the interior of the same. The upper end of the mold is provided with a similar series of perforations or openings E and to and upon the said upper end of the mold we secure the Serial No. 615,] 73. (No model.)

forations G in their bottoms registering with the openings E'in the upperend of the mold. These arms are shown as made separate from the mold and secured to the same but they maybe made integral with the mold as Wlll be readily understood. It will be readily understood, of course, that the mold is provided with the usual vents H. In practice, the mold is lined with a paste up to the plane of the annular rim or 8110111- der B to prevent the molten glass from adhering to the mold. The glass which passes above that line is generally broken off and needs no protection. This paste will burn under contact with the hot-glass unless it is kept damp or wet and to prevent such burning it is now usual to dip the mold in a tank of water after each operation. This operation is laborious and consumes much time.

In using our improved mold a fine stream of water is fed into the cup-like arms F from which it passes downward through the perforations and over the wall of the mold to the annular rim or shoulder where it is caught by the trough in said shoulder or rim. From this trough, the water passes throughthe perforaruns onto the paste and accomplishes the desired result. Should there be. an excessof Water in the trough it will run over the rim cooling the same, as will be readily understood.

The perforations or openings in the trough and the rim are very small so as toprevent a flushing of the mold and consequent washing away of the paste, and the water is supplied to the paste at the proper point and in the proper quantity to effect the best results.

The advantages of the invention are thought to be obvious from the foregoing description and further detailed reference thereto is deemed unnecessary.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. A glass mold provided with an annular shoulder or grim and having a trough in'said shoulder and perforations leading from said cup-like arms F which are provided with pertrough. through the wall of the mold.

tions into the interior of the mold where it and thence down over the wall of the mold, a

2. A glass mold provided with an annular vided at its upper end with cup-like arms shoulder or rim and having perforations leadhaving perforations in their bottoms. ing from said shoulder into the interior of the In testimony whereof we affix our signatures mold and provided with cup-like arms at its in presence of two Witnesses.

5 Iupper end provided with perforations in their PETER M MOMPER ottoms.

3. A glass mold provided with an annular OTTO G T' shoulder or rim and having a trough in said Witnesses: shoulder and perforations leading from said SHERMAN C. HOLADAY,

I0 trough through the wall of the mold, and pro- JOHN A. BRADNER. 

